Links:MAKEBLOCK ROBOTICS KIT (I got mine from Kickstarter, but this one will work)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C0Q6506/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00C0Q6506&linkCode=as2&tag=raydioactiv01-20--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CODE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Code: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4dg6x0mittficn6/qyh1MGA74UMakeblock: http://makeblock.cc/download/EasyVR: http://www.veear.eu/downloads/*This code is for the Makeblock kit + EasyVR Shield. If you can program at an intermediate level in any language you should be able to modify it as needed. You will need the Makeblock and EasyVR libraries to make this all work.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

aarondc

Well articulated - good to hear descriptions spoken clearly, sans umms and ahhs.

Would be interested to see how it performs when it really needs to: cold and wet with driving wind and rain adding white noise to your voice pattern as you stand, shivering, outside, arms loaded with precious babies and boxes of Weetbix, teeth chattering, desperately imploring, "open". Look forward to the test video ;-)

I foresee an EEG upgrade to this door opening system, with perhaps a thumb or finger print operated mechanism first?

RaymondCorrigan

Haha, it probably wouldn't do well in those conditions. Early on I got frustrated with the code and kept saying "open" through gritted teeth, getting more and more frustrated as it refused to do so... It was a vicious cycle.

Funnily enough it never had trouble with "close", must be the harsher, more definable sound. An easy fix might be to change it to "unlock" or something. Or just record myself saying "open" in dozens of different ways.

RaymondCorrigan

I got the Makeblock on Kickstarter and I bid on an EasyVR Shield on ebay myself.

Amazon can suck for Aussies, some vendors simply won't ship to Aus and shipping is varied.I did order 500g of brass weights (that's orginally how I opened the door) from Amazon and shipping was $10, then they wanted nearly $100 to ship a 40g EasyVR Shield.